Eurosurveillance
Volume 21, Issue 11, 2016

Measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in calais, France: January to February 2016 (Article) (Open Access)

Jones G. , Haeghebaert S.* , Merlin B. , Antona D. , Simon N. , Elmouden M. , Battist F. , Janssens M. , Wyndels K. , Chaud P.
  • a French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie Regional Office, Lille, France
  • b French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie Regional Office, Lille, France
  • c Regional Health Agency Nord-Pas-de-Calais Picardie (ARS), Lille, France
  • d French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Saint Maurice, France
  • e Etablissement de Préparation et de réponse aux Urgences Sanitaires (EPRUS), Paris, France
  • f Medical Centres for Vulnerable Populations, Calais Hospital and Refugee Camp, Calais, France
  • g Emergency Ward and Health Care Unit for Vulnerable Patients, Calais Hospital, Calais, France
  • h Médecins sans frontières (MSF), Paris, France
  • i French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie Regional Office, Lille, France
  • j French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie Regional Office, Lille, France

Abstract

We report a measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France, between 5 January and 11 February 2016. In total, 13 confirmed measles cases were identified among migrants, healthcare workers in hospital and volunteers working on site. A large scale vaccination campaign was carried out in the settlement within two weeks of outbreak notification. In total, 60% of the estimated target population of 3,500 refugees was vaccinated during the week-long campaign. © 2016, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.

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genotype Health Personnel conjunctivitis refugee France health care personnel human risk assessment Refugees middle aged emergency ward procedures disease surveillance Young Adult Humans migrant Adolescent male adaptive immunity female Disease Outbreaks Article Disease Notification measles vaccine adult gender age coughing maculopapular rash measles mumps rubella vaccine vaccination immunization measles common cold Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85004060347&doi=10.2807%2f1560-7917.ES.2016.21.11.30167&partnerID=40&md5=bcf8ad9381c4159dcb80030030ca82e9
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.11.30167
ISSN: 1025496X
Cited by: 35
Original Language: English